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Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

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Follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the son of Rudolf Höss, the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz when he confronts his father's involvement in the murder of over a million Jews during the Holocaust.
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The Commandant's Shadow (2024)
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Anita Lasker-Wallfisch was born on 17 July 1925 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany. She is known for The Commandant's Shadow (2024), Auschwitz (2015) and We Shall Not Die Now (2019). She was previously married to Peter Wallfisch.
BornJuly 17, 1925
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    The Commandant's Shadow (2024)
    The Commandant's Shadow
    7.3
    • Self
    • 2024
    Auschwitz (2015)
    Auschwitz
    7.2
    Short
    • Music Department(as Anita Lasker Wallfisch, solo)
    • 2015
    We Shall Not Die Now (2019)
    We Shall Not Die Now
    8.0
    • Self
    • 2019
    The Last Musician of Auschwitz (2025)
    The Last Musician of Auschwitz
    8.5
    • Interviewed Guest
    • 2025

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    • Auschwitz (2015)
      Auschwitz
      7.2
      Short
      • cello: solo (as Anita Lasker Wallfisch)
      • 2015

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    The Commandant's Shadow
    Trailer 2:33
    The Commandant's Shadow

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    • Alternative name
      • Anita Lasker Wallfisch
    • Born
      • July 17, 1925
      • Breslau, Silesia, Germany
    • Spouse
      • Peter Wallfisch1952 - November 10, 1993 (his death, 2 children)
    • Children
      • Maya Lasker-Wallfisch
    • Relatives
      • Benjamin Wallfisch(Grandchild)

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      She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to Holocaust Education in London, England.

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